Diploma
VetSkill VTEC Level 3 Diploma Veterinary Nursing (Companion Animal)
Reaseheath College (University Centre Reaseheath) · Veterinary Nursing, University Centre Reaseheath · Nantwich, England, United Kingdom
- Official award
- VetSkill VTEC Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Companion Animal)
- Pathway
- Veterinary nursingStated for United Kingdom
- Format
- On campus2 – 2 and a half years, full-time
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Apprenticeship-based Level 3 diploma for employed student veterinary nurses working 30+ hours a week with day release to college over about two to two and a half years.
- Subject
- Veterinary nursing
- Department
- Veterinary Nursing, University Centre Reaseheath
- Awarding body
- VetSkill
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. An award title such as DVM, BVSc, BSc or MSc does not decide it, and no degree, accreditation or listing by itself grants permission to practise anywhere.
- Degree level
- DiplomaA non-degree award, or a qualification at a level the national framework defines. It is not counted as an academic degree.
- Pathway
- Veterinary nursingPrograms preparing veterinary nurses. The role, title and regulation differ by country and are not interchangeable with veterinarians or technicians.
- Why we classify it this way
- The page states the Level 3 qualification is essential to become a Registered Veterinary Nurse and is delivered as an apprenticeship.“The Level 3 qualification is essential to become a Registered Veterinary Nurse.”Source
- Prior degree required
- Not published
Accreditation, evaluation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Program accreditation, evaluation status, professional-body recognition, eligibility toward registration, institutional recognition, directory listings and memberships are different things; none of them is automatic permission to practise, and recognition in one country does not guarantee registration in another.
Not verifiedRoyal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)Professional-body recognitionUK
Scope: RCVS register lists the awarding organisation VetSkill (2025, full accreditation); the Reaseheath page does not itself state RCVS accreditation of the diploma
Dates: 1 January 2025 to not stated
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 2 – 2 and a half years, full-time
- Campus attendance
- Day release; course runs during term times only
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Reaseheath campus (University Centre Reaseheath)
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Animal or veterinary experience requiredSuitable employment as an apprentice Student Veterinary Nurse in an RCVS Approved Training Practice, or one which is seeking approval
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- 5 GCSEs at 4/C or above including English, maths and science
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether clinical or laboratory charges, equipment and protective clothing, travel, placement expenses and insurance are extra.
Scholarships and funding
Funding is shown with its basis and who it is for. Competitive funding is not a guarantee.
Apprenticeship funding Funding
Only for certain applicants
Eligibility: Apprentices; for ages 16-21 the training is funded as printed on the page, 21+ may require an employer contribution
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, intakes, clinical placement details, whether a prior degree is required.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)